[AT] Starting over

DAVID BRUCE davidbruce at yadtel.net
Thu Jul 1 05:05:25 PDT 2004


Charlie,
You could delete all your restore points now that things are working (I
think turning it off will do that automatically) then reactivate the
system restore.  That should get rid of the pesky thing.  It's a shame
that people feel the need to create those things.

David

> Hi David,  that is what I did as insurance after I removed what I could
> find.   The problem with that is that the stuff is still there but just
> blocked out.  Anyway, I think I have killed all (or atleast most) of it.
> Then I reset the restore point to a date prior to the problem as you
> suggested.
>
> For those that don't like XP,  I don't know what I would have done if I
> hadn't had this restore point feature available with XP.  The problem I
> had was so bad that I couldn't even operate the computer to look for the
> problems until I went to an earlier restore point.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Bruce" <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 4:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Starting over
>
>
>> Charlie,
>> Something you may want to try is the system restore feature in XP.  It
>> will allow you to return to a configuration used before the spyware
>> hit.
>>   Of course you need a good idea of what the "last known good
>> configuration" that would eliminate the spyware would be.  I've used
>> the system restore a couple of times to fix things and all I lost,
>> beside the problem, were programs installed after the configuration
>> date.  I didn't lose any data files or any email that come in
>> afterward.  Of course, YMMV. Hope this helps you.
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> charlie hill wrote:
>>
>> > I hope you guys don't get into what I've been going through the last
>> 2
> days.
>> > I accidentally clicked a link to a site the other night and it
>> loaded a bunch of very tough spyware on my system including three
>> trojans that
> got
>> > past my virus software somehow.  They are Blazefind.A, Delf.RA and
>> Alchemic.A.   All of them are fairly mild but they are spyware
>> trojans
> that
>> > redirect your browser.
>> >
>> > I have run Trend Micro's house call to find the Trojans,  AdAware,
> SpyBot
>> > Search and destroy, Spy Sweeper, and CCleaner several times.  I get
>> it
> all
>> > cleaned up and then BOOM there they are again.
>> > I thought I had it licked but I am still getting a redirect
>> everytime I
> go
>> > on the web with IE.
>> >
>> > Now I'm going to have to go to Windows Explorer and look for a newly
>> installed exe program that must be there sending me to the pop ups.
> What a
>> > pain.  I'd like to hang the hacker that caused all this.  The only
>> way I
> can
>> > stop it is to reset XP to a reset point before I went to that site.
>>  I could do that and just let it be I guess but I want whatever it
>> is off
> my
>> > system for good.
>> >
>> > Charlie
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: <CWI47 at comcast.net>
>> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 6:24 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [AT] Starting over
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>AdAware is Free, CCleaner is free, Spybot is Free, Clean-Up is free.
> And
>> >>your problem IS?
>> >>John Cable
>> >>CABLEKNIVES of GR
>> >>Grand Rapids, MI
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: <pga2 at hot1.net>
>> >>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> >
>> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> >
>> >>Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 4:57 PM
>> >>Subject: Re: [AT] Starting over
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>I have SpyBot loaded as well, but I use it very little. I use
>> AdAware
> to
>> >>
>> >>get rid
>> >>
>> >>>of spyware on my system. It gives me the choice of what to dump,
>> and
>> >
>> > tells
>> >
>> >>me what
>> >>
>> >>>each item is. I also use Zone Alarm Pro, but I still get the
>> spyware
>> >
>> > from
>> >
>> >>browsing
>> >>
>> >>>the web. No single program will protect you. A lot of these spyware
>> >
>> > tools
>> >
>> >>have
>> >>
>> >>>found ways around the firewall protections and are reporting back
>> to
>> >>
>> >>"momma",
>> >>
>> >>>even though the firewall is supposed to stop them. I have a 40 Gig
>> HDD
>> >
>> > and
>> >
>> >>find
>> >>
>> >>>that to be plenty of space for me. I just don't store everything on
>> my
>> >>
>> >>hard drive.
>> >>
>> >>>I archive most of my pictures to CD-R.
>> >>>
>> >>>Phil
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>Farmer when using Spybot you have to very careful not to discard
>> >>
>> >>something
>> >>
>> >>>>that you need I looked at the program and for the few minor things
>> >
>> > that
>> >
>> >>I could
>> >>
>> >>>> get rid of I found it awaste of time. i know others will
>> dissagree
>> >
>> > but
>> >
>> >>I
>> >>
>> >>>>have an  80 gig hard drive and about 50 or 60 gig of free space so
>> the
>> >>
>> >>little bit
>> >>
>> >>>>that  this stuff takes up is not much of a worry I run Zone Alarm
>> to
>> >>
>> >>prtect
>> >>
>> >>>>against  most bad things and people I believe thats one of the
>> best
>> >
>> > ways
>> >
>> >>and
>> >>
>> >>>>its  free.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Walt  Davies
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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